Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer speaks in favor of SB-2 in the Senate Chambers, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 in Frankfort. Photo by Jonathan Palmer, Special to the C-J

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Landmark legislation to overhaul Kentucky's troubled retirement system won broad bipartisan support in the Senate on Thursday and now heads to the House, where it faces challenges over funding issues and benefit changes for future workers.

Senate Bill 2 - sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown - passed 33-5 with support from some of the Senate's most liberal members.

"I'm just happy that the bill passed the Senate with a huge bipartisan majority," Thayer said. "I hope the House would take a look at that vote and take the bill seriously. Hopefully we can enter into ...